Mrs. Ella O. Obituary

Always lent a helping hand

October 20, 1898

October 20, 1898

   Mrs. Ella O. Wheeler died, last week. after a long illness, aged 39 years 11 months and 3 days. She was born in Baltimore, but passed much of her life in this town, where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beard, moved in her early school days. A portion of her education was secured at Appleton academy. Mrs. Wheeler has paid a great deal of attention to vocal music and her powerful voice has been a source of gratification in church worship, as well as in all kind of secular entertainments. 

   She married Charles S. Wheeler, eldest son of Charles Wheeler, and has since resided in Smithville, where they had a very pleasant home. Mrs. Wheeler al- ways lent a helping hand to all public entertainments, where her services were desired. Her husband, Charles S. Wheeler, a brother, Eugene, and her parents survive her. At her funeral at her late residence, Saturday, Revs. George F. Merriam, George F. Bradford and William K. Thompson took part. The profusion of floral tributes was very great. Many kind friends voiced their bereavement in these beautiful offerings.

Locke Farm

Ella Beard Wheeler, Mrs. Corbett, Mrs. Charles Wheeler, Mr. Parsons, Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mrs. Richardson, Miss Emily Farwell, Oliver Brooks, Photo taken at Locke Farm..

One Hundred Formulas

Stephen A. Thayer’s “One Hundred Formulas” was published in 1883. It contains recipes from everything from printing ink to pain killers.

gamboge. noun. gam·​boge gam-ˈbōj -ˈbüzh. : an orange to brown gum resin from southeast Asian trees (genus Garcinia of the family Guttiferae) that is used as a yellow pigment and cathartic. called also cambogia.

Colocynth is an herb. The ripe fruit is used as a medicine. Despite serious safety concerns, colocynth is used in combination products for treating constipation, liver, and gallbladder ailments.

WARNING: Please don’t try any of these “remedies”, many contain ingredients which have been shown to be harmful.

James Roger diary entry

November 27th 1908 (Friday)

Clear and windy, wind west. David took his apples to cider mill but owing to so many being there had to return without it. In the afternoon he went to somewhere on Temple road for planks for bridge near Mrs. Tucker’s house. I cleaned Hall in morning and got settees put in at dinner time. Mrs. Spofford arrived this afternoon to stay a day or two. The cremated ashes of Clarence Crowell were interred today in their lot in the cemetery today. Got p.c. from May all well.